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Vista Outdoor (VSTO) Competitors

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$44.15 -0.09 (-0.20%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

VSTO vs. RGR, SWBI, NPK, POWW, WRAP, AXON, CHDN, PSO, WYNN, and EDU

Should you be buying Vista Outdoor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vista Outdoor include Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI), National Presto Industries (NPK), AMMO (POWW), Wrap Technologies (WRAP), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Pearson (PSO), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), and New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU).

Vista Outdoor vs.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) and Vista Outdoor (NYSE:VSTO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Outdoor has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Vista Outdoor had 12 more articles in the media than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Vista Outdoor and 2 mentions for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. Vista Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s score of -0.52 indicating that Vista Outdoor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative
Vista Outdoor
3 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a net margin of 5.83% compared to Vista Outdoor's net margin of -0.34%. Vista Outdoor's return on equity of 19.53% beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.5.83% 9.33% 7.91%
Vista Outdoor -0.34%19.53%9.44%

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vista Outdoor. Vista Outdoor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.$520.49M1.21$48.22M$1.7321.60
Vista Outdoor$2.75B0.94-$5.51M-$0.18-245.28

Vista Outdoor has a consensus price target of $41.20, indicating a potential downside of 6.68%. Given Vista Outdoor's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vista Outdoor is more favorable than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc..

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00
Vista Outdoor
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Vista Outdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Vista Outdoor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Vista Outdoor received 105 more outperform votes than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.92% of users gave Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave Vista Outdoor an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.Outperform Votes
325
65.92%
Underperform Votes
168
34.08%
Vista OutdoorOutperform Votes
430
58.82%
Underperform Votes
301
41.18%

Summary

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. and Vista Outdoor tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VSTO vs. The Competition

MetricVista OutdoorOrdnance & accessories, except vehicles & guided missiles IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.58B$5.67B$8.22B$19.88B
Dividend YieldN/A2.15%2.75%3.52%
P/E Ratio-245.2835.4418.9942.94
Price / Sales0.945.877.5819.18
Price / Cash4.6334.8315.4717.86
Price / Book2.095.915.475.52
Net Income-$5.51M$30.68M$265.65M$986.45M
7 Day Performance0.09%-0.35%-1.45%0.45%
1 Month Performance-0.07%1.08%-1.94%1.05%
1 Year Performance71.22%14.82%15.42%24.67%

Vista Outdoor Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VSTO
Vista Outdoor
3.4749 of 5 stars
$44.15
-0.2%
$41.20
-6.7%
+69.9%$2.58B$2.69B-245.286,400Analyst Revision
RGR
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
2.6655 of 5 stars
$37.36
-2.4%
N/A-17.1%$642.75M$543.77M21.601,820
SWBI
Smith & Wesson Brands
3.7552 of 5 stars
$12.99
-1.6%
$18.00
+38.6%
-7.3%$592.05M$535.83M17.551,509
NPK
National Presto Industries
1.7914 of 5 stars
$75.55
+0.1%
N/A-2.2%$535.72M$340.91M15.911,007
POWW
AMMO
2.8582 of 5 stars
$1.19
-9.8%
$1.50
+26.1%
-45.4%$156.76M$145.05M0.00360
WRAP
Wrap Technologies
0.2297 of 5 stars
$1.49
+8.8%
N/A-42.9%$62.86M$6.13M0.0070
AXON
Axon Enterprise
3.225 of 5 stars
$609.82
-0.1%
$427.83
-29.8%
+169.6%$46.53B$1.56B157.584,260
CHDN
Churchill Downs
4.7611 of 5 stars
$139.97
+0.9%
$160.88
+14.9%
+15.3%$10.20B$2.46B25.507,970Dividend Increase
Positive News
PSO
Pearson
2.0181 of 5 stars
$15.04
-1.1%
N/A+25.6%$10.13B$4.57B0.0018,360
WYNN
Wynn Resorts
4.8622 of 5 stars
$91.22
0.0%
$115.71
+26.9%
+4.6%$10.02B$6.53B11.2527,800
EDU
New Oriental Education & Technology Group
3.687 of 5 stars
$56.72
+2.3%
$99.67
+75.7%
-20.6%$9.41B$4.31B24.2475,005Positive News

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This page (NYSE:VSTO) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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